Former Miss Australia lists Palm Beach getaway

23 Thyra Rd Palm Beach has a $7m price guide. Former Miss Australia, philanthropist and art collector Suzanne Maple-Brown is selling the Palm Beach getaway she bought in 2015 but which the family isn’t using so much now. Sandpatch, positioned on the sands of Thyra Reserve with views across Pittwater, was purchased for $2.7m and is now listed at $7m. Peter Robinson, of L.J. Hooker Palm Beach, says not so long ago the beachfront property would have commanded $8m-$10m. MORE: Dubai hijack victims bought $75m house Suzanne Maple-Brown (nee McClelland) was Miss Australia 1969. A private boathouse provides easy access to Pittwater. “Winter was hard,” he says. “But we have had a good four weeks and sold a $27m property last week … all of a sudden Palmy is showing some life.” Sandpatch is a four-bedroom, two-bathroom weekender on 676sq m of land. There is open-plan living flowing to a full-width sun terrace and an infinity-edge pool. The property last traded for $2.7m in 2015. A private boathouse, boat ramp and level waterfront lawns provide easy access to Pittwater. Suzanne, nee McClelland, was Miss Australia in 1969 and she married Tony Maple-Brown, founder of the property software group ...